Peacock is making a clear bet on two things: AI and mobile-first entertainment.
Based on what the streamer previewed at a press event yesterday, Peacock’s mobile app is about to look a whole lot more like a mix of TikTok, a casual gaming hub, and a streaming service.
From an AI-powered “Bravoverse” vertical video experience narrated by a digital avatar of TV host Andy Cohen to…
When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of AI agents was still largely experimental and prone to errors.
As AI technology has matured, so has…
Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that problem in an unlikely way – by reading the news.
While humans have…
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps is introducing a Gemini-powered conversational “Ask Maps” feature along with an updated “Immersive Navigation” experience that brings a 3D view, road details, natural voice guidance, and more to the app.
The new “Ask Maps” feature lets users ask complex, real-world questions using natural language, such as “My…
When news broke Tuesday morning that Meta bought Moltbook, the social network for AI agents, it may have left some people scratching their heads. What on earth would Meta – an ad-supported company – want with a social network where the users are bots? Bots, after…
Amazon is expanding access to a program called Shop Direct that lets U.S. customers discover and buy products not sold in its own online store.
The retail giant on Wednesday said it will now support third-party product feeds, which merchants use to provide information about…
David Ashton grew up outside of Sacramento, California, and went to college in San Luis Obispo during the historic drought of the late 2000s.
He spent years driving the 300-mile stretch between Sacramento and San Luis Obispo, enthralled by the never-ending lettuce farms, acres of leafy green plants against a bleak, dry background. The fact that these lush, green crops were grown in drought…
Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month
March 11, 2026
Zoom’s AI-powered avatars, which can represent users in online meetings, will be available to use later this month, the company announced on Tuesday, alongside news of other tools and services. Notably, the company is introducing its own AI Docs, Slides, and Sheets…
Sandbar, a startup by former Meta employees Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong, attracted much attention last year when it showed off its note-taking wearable, the Stream ring. The company has now raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Adjacent and Kindred…
AMI Labs, the new venture co-founded by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation. AMI is working on world models, or AI that learns from reality, not just from language.
This category has fewer players than generative AI, but maybe not for long. “My prediction is that ‘world models’ will be the next…
